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Paperback: 292 pages
Publisher: St Martins Pr; 1St Edition edition (October 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312063490
ISBN-13: 978-0312063498
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Recently I read something that stated that while many good books were being written today few of them would be around and read 20 years from now. Everybody was Kung-Fu Dancing by Chet Flippo is a book that I believe has survived that test of time. Published in 1991 and sitting on my shelf after having been purchased off of a clearance shelf who-knows-how-many-years-ago I found great delight in reading it.Flippo is a journalist who has primarily covered the music industry, with occasional dabbling into other aspects of entertainment, such movies and literature. He has written extensively for Rolling Stone, where he worked for a number of years and his articles have also been published in many other magazines. This book is a collection of diverse pieces he wrote for those publications, primarily from the late 70's and into the mid 80's.The book is arranged in a thematic fashion, structured around the four cardinal virtues and the seven deadly sins. For each of the virtues and sins there are 3-4 pieces of Flippo's writing where that particular virtue or sin is on display. I was somewhat familiar with several people who are written about and only barely aware of others but I found the entire collection of essays to be both fascinating and engaging. As a journalist Flippo is adept at finding out what drives a person internally and he excels at bringing that out in ways I found to be compelling. Everybody was Kung-Fu Dancing was a good book to read once and my copy is now headed for the thrift store. Perhaps it will be a thrift store near you, where you'll find that you got much more than your money's worth.
Chet Flippo is an excellent writer--I am not a musician, but I found his interviews with Les Paul and Chet Atkins fascinating. You will learn much about the history of the electric guitar. You will also find some lesser known chapters in rock history--an insider's glimpse of the Rolling Stone's efforts to win permission to tour China, what it was like to hang out with John Lennon, life with Jerry Lee Lewis and more.
Everybody Was Kung-Fu Dancing: Chronicles of the Lionized and the Notorious Swing Dancing: Put on Your Dancing Shoes and Get With Hip-Swinging, Toe-Tapping Swing Dancing The Robert Audy Method: Jazz Dancing: Teach yourself the combinations and routines while keeping in shape and learning some disco dancing at the same time! Ballroom Dancing: Proven Tips, Tools and Tactics To Ballroom Dancing Jazz Dancing and Jazz Gymnastics: Including Disco Dancing Dancing Longer, Dancing Stronger: A Dancer's Guide to Improving Technique and Preventing Injury Salsa!...or "Everything Your Mother Never Told You About Salsa Dancing!" (The Little Book of Dancing) (Volume 1) Ballroom Dancing: Master The Art of Ballroom Dancing Salsa!: ...or "Everything Your Mother Never Told You About Salsa Dancing!" (The little book of dancing... 1) Modern Ballroom Dancing: All the Steps You Need to Get You Dancing Chi Kung for Prostate Health and Sexual Vigor: A Handbook of Simple Exercises and Techniques Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman Kung Fu Panda (I Can Find It) Let's Get Cracking!: A Branches Book (Kung Pow Chicken #1) Bok! Bok! Boom!: A Branches Book (Kung Pow Chicken #2) The Birdy Snatchers: A Branches Book (Kung Pow Chicken #3) Heroes on the Side: A Branches Book (Kung Pow Chicken #4) Panda School (Kung Fu Panda TV) Easy Chinese Recipes: Family Favorites From Dim Sum to Kung Pao Freeing Tanner Rose (Faith & Kung Fu) (Volume 1)
